Adult Child Caregiver Health Trajectories and the Impact of Multiple Roles Over Time

TitleAdult Child Caregiver Health Trajectories and the Impact of Multiple Roles Over Time
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsBarnett, AE
JournalResearch on Aging
Volume37
Issue3
Pagination227-252
KeywordsAdult children, Employment and Labor Force, Event History/Life Cycle, Health Conditions and Status, Healthcare, Methodology
Abstract

Guided by stress process and life course theory, the purpose of this study was to examine adult child caregivers psychological and physical health trajectories and how their multiple family (caregiving, marital, and parenting) and nonfamily (employment) roles contributed to these health outcomes over time. Seven waves of data from the Health and Retirement Study were analyzed for 1,300 adult child caregivers using latent growth curve models. Adult child caregivers have distinct psychological and physical health trajectories that are related to their roles over time. The importance of any given role varies by the type of health outcome and timing in the life course. Caregiving alone does not contribute to adult child caregivers psychological and physical health; marital and employment roles also contribute significantly to caregivers life courses.

URLhttp://roa.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/27/0164027514527834.abstract
DOI10.1177/0164027514527834
Endnote Keywords

caregiving/marital status/employment status/Stress/latent growth model/life course

Endnote ID

999999

Citation Key8165